Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-22
NUMBER II.

my first vote we had to face the fac
that while many Democrats were mol
proslavery men every proslavery mar
was a Democrat, and, as / had M
choice. I voted with those who bore
the name Thomas Jefferson had honor
ed; but as soon as considered tina,
issue settled kicked at protection and
all the schemes success had saddled or
the Republican party. I have no,
voted that ticket for ten years, aud
never expect to do so again.
You did not favor side issues.
suggested that it would be necessary tC
adopt some issue. and among the side
issues you might find good one to
bring TO the front. Issues, in spite o
all your history, are not mushrooms
that spring up in a night, they form
slowly, and come forward by inches
little coteries first put them forward
and finally they come up as principal
questions for full debate and settle
ment. Whenever you bend yourself
to give Texas swipe to any issue you
make it prominent enough for prin-
cipal issue; and unless you can do a
heap better than Texas did your cake
will be dough in few years. do not
believe that prohibition is right.
should vote against it every time.
Liberty and not restriction is the true
principle to follow, or adopt, but the
mischief is to get others to think the
same way.
Yes sir, it relates to this discussion
this question of election of senators.
This discussion is about some specific
way of getting this justice and right
that is democratic. and only democratic,
into practice. Who gives a snap for
Weaver, or any other man? This
senate Of ours is modelled after the
British House of Lords; and what's
the use of our polly-wogging about JUS
tice and right and running a House OF
Lords at the same time? In the lam
guage of the immortal Bill Tweed, of
Metropolitan Farm, "What are you 60
ing to do about it?"
If you have not informed yourself
about all these isms don't condemn
them until you do. Justice and right,
these great Democratic principles, COM
pei you to investigate before you con-
denim. If you were in Russia you
would be a nihilis:; for nihilism is on.
Iy another name tor Jeffersonian De-
mocracy existing under peculiar con-
dltions. If you would read that chap
ter in Protection or Free Trade" .
work by true Jeffersonian Democrat,
that treats of !" Socialisns--ats Truth
and ats Error" you could form an in
telligent opinion of what you say you
do not understand now. If you should
hear an intelligent anarchist, "no.
ruler" not 'no-iaw" man, nor red :
flag fool express himself you'd say, why
that's justice and right, that's Demo-
cratic!
Flat Creek is not far from the west
end of the Brooklyn bridge, and you
can have no excuse for not informing
yourself before you go to Democrating
huchly.
The right of property in land, like
he right of property of man in man, is
out the right of property in human
:oil; and if another man can by any
excuse get right of property in your
oil without giving you an equivalent
n his own toll what becomes of this
grand Jeffersonian principle of enjoy
ng the gains of your own honest in
lustry?
Some of the enormous rents paid at
he east end of that big bridge fall up
10 "Ned," pear the west end. In fact
me half of all "Ned's" toll, if he is an
horny handed farmer, with land
vi his own, and not borrowed dollar
,oes to swell the millions of those who
ret without earning. This is the JEFF
ersOnian principle that we want put
nto practice, but there are so many
men who laud the name of Jefferson,
'ut swear they don't know his princi-
lies when they meet them in the big
DAD, that the work has been slow.
"You Socialists"-who do you mean
" you, "Ned?" I'm a George man,
nd you can't find a man, who after
flowing socialism every fair advantage
as so completely demolished socialism
f the Observation-Disclosures
irolund type as George. Turned them
ut o: the convention, eh? Well, he
vas high right in doing It,. What
light bad Socialists to crowd their isins |
nto HIM when he had examined them
airly and rejected them?
Now, "Ned," don't, please dont't |
make me feel as small as TX" did. One
light when 1 was youngster, alone
nd unarmed, I met a "bar." When I |
ad got my heart, wind, and>muscle |
,rewed up to Davy Crockett pitch |
ound it was only black calf, and I |
1T as badly let down as T did when 1 |
,und that TX" knew nothing of what
e was talking about, except by read
,g some of my scribbling, and he had
that. 1t was enough
, make any man feel small. Med"
ou trotted out as Jeffersonian hoss:
lat's just the kind of stock we need |
,ost in the next campaign. Remem-
er the legend on old Jeff7s gravestone;
how yourself a true alumnus of his pet
and not a jack-salmon hunt